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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] HURLEY - Members of the Iron County Economic Development Committee met on Tuesday evening to brainstorm ways in which to strengthen local business, whether existing or new. They also worked toward refining specific goals toward that objective by acknowledging the need to address weaknesses, such as a need for housing, affordable daycare and broadband extension. In addition, they expressed interest in retaining young people or in luring them back to...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Area School Board of Education met on Monday for its annual meeting, in which district administrator Kevin Genisot presented the public with the budget for the 2024-2025 school year. The board then voted to approve a proposed levy of $2,995,698, as presented for operation of the school, for the same time period. This levy amount is $588,334 higher than the unaudited total from the previous school year. The levy and budget then were both formally approved at the regular October board m...
By SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] IRONWOOD – The Doors of Life program, an informational presentation created for area high school students, will be held on Oct. 30 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lindquist Center in Gogebic Community College. This program will feature approximately 17 to 18 speakers who are employed in the Upper Peninsula, largely in outdoor-related careers. These speakers, who will be wearing their respective job uniforms, will each be given three to five minutes to tell the audience why they chose their s...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY — At a Monday meeting, the Board of Education for the Hurley School District heard a presentation from band director Jesika Cane regarding a potential trip for band students during the spring break of the 2025-26 school year. Cane said the trip to Disney World will require further fundraising, as the band so far has raised only about one-third of the potential expense. Cane estimates that the band has raised roughly $19,000 of the required $64,000 needed to make the trip. She is seeking a...
By Valerie Talsma Special to The Globe EWEN - The Blessing of the Quilts is an autumn ritual at many Lutheran churches in October each year. At First Lutheran Church in Ewen, more than 90 brightly colored quilts were displayed throughout the sanctuary for this year's dedication before being transported out for use around the world. Like the gospel story of "The Fishes and the Loaves," dedicated crafters transform a few scraps into comfort for thousands. Year after year, the quilts are the...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — On Monday evening, Marenisco Township Supervisor Bruce Mahler chaired his last meeting of the township’s Board of Trustees. The next meeting on Nov. 20 will include the swearing in of the new township supervisor, who then will chair the remainder of that session, as well as continuing meetings. Although Green Party candidate Rob Dorgan had been uncontested at the time of the Aug. 6 primary, Robert Delich since has registered as a write-in candidate. According to township cle...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - State-level representatives from the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion visited American Legion Post 5 in Ironwood on Monday for a tour of the historic Ironwood Memorial Building and a meal with post members. The representatives included American Legion State Commander Dan Cooper; American Legion Auxiliary President Julie Becker; and Todd VanDam, commander of the Sons of American Legion Attachment....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted on Monday evening to hire Mandy Lake as the new city manager. The action is pending the negotiation of Lake’s new city contract. Lake has been the interim city manager for nearly seven months. The council had named her to that role on March 25 after the resignation of previous city manager Christopher Frazer on March 15. Originally from Detroit, Frazer had started the job on Nov. 6, 2023, soon after Lake had been hired as clerk/treasurer on Oct. 2 of tha...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY - The annual Haunted History Flashlight Tour at the Iron County Historical Society Museum takes visitors on a tour through the building, during which they hear stories about the dangers of the Northwoods - either real or legendary - while exploring some of the new displays installed over the past year. This year's tour took place on Saturday. According to event organizer Robert "Bobby" Massoglia, museum volunteers look for tales to tell from old pub...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Curry Park Campground in Ironwood is continuing to undergo a number of upgrades at its U.S. 2 site that borders the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. At a Monday evening meeting of the Ironwood City Commission, city manager Paul Anderson said that Northland Electric of White Pine completed electrical project work at the park last week. He added that Ironwood contractor Nathan Hobbs also is expected to remodel shower walls and floor drains in the campground’s bathroom building, where he als...
IRONWOOD — Members of the Ironwood City Commission learned at their Monday meeting that the city is “leaps and bounds ahead of the majority of Michigan communities on lead service line work.” Those were the words of Ironwood City Manager Paul Anderson. In a series of grants resulting from state and federal sources, the city has received millions of dollars to address water service lines. “We’ve done a really great job in going after these grants,” said Anderson. “It’s really something to be proud of. Kudos to everybody involved.” He s...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Board of Directors for the Gogebic-Iron County Airport requested at its regular Monday meeting that Logan Olkonen, the Denver Air station manager, gather information regarding a proposed garage that airport officials had researched and placed for bids earlier this year. According to board member Jim Lorenson, the board had been informed to hold off on any construction efforts by Denver Air officials until more information about flight changes happening around that time had been solidified....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At an Oct. 11 meeting of the Economic Development and Capital Improvements Committee of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, members voted to award a $23,400 bid to Kitto’s Property Management of Ironwood. Owner Brycen Kitto and Andrew Knaack were present and agreed to the company’s responsibility to facilitate the preparation of a base for new, portable grandstands. Terms of the bid include remove existing concrete and debris; hauling material to set the grade height to road level;...
By JAN TUCKER news@ yourdailyglobe.com ONTONAGON — Due to the closing of the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, the Ontonagon County Cancer Association is no longer able to offer its free mammograms in the county, but Aspirus is still working with the association to assure women receive the service. OCCA president Karen Bradley said that women 40 years and older can call 906-884-8160 to schedule a mammogram at any Aspirus facility of their choice. She noted that if Ontonagon County residents have insurance it will be billed, but uninsured persons w...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday approved a new fee schedule for city businesses, but only after making a major cut to the adult entertainment license fee. The license fee currently is $300 per year, but under the initially reconstructed list, that cost would have risen to $5,000 over the next several years. “I think it’s outrageous,” said councilman Robert Lanctoe, who backed up complaints issued by three business owners who addressed the council during the public comment period. “Everyb...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] PENCE, Wis. - Students from across the Northwoods got to attend a logging industry demonstration this past week, as the Log A Load For Kids nationwide giving campaign hosted a multi-day logging event in Pence, Wisconsin. Loggers and other industry professionals donate their time to contribute to local Children's Miracle Network hospitals by donating the value of a load of logs to nearby Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. According to Log-A-Load official...
By SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The 22nd annual Pumpkin Run will begin today in Mercer. This event allows participants to take part in a poker run across the Iron County ATV/UTV trails and to visit local businesses as part of the competition. Upon registration, each participant will receive a poker run sheet. Sheets have a list of local businesses along the Iron County trails, and riders must collect a stamp from each business in order to qualify to draw a poker hand. Prizes will be awarded to the t...
